Joe O'Connor

Joe O’Connor is a driven and dynamic changemaker and leader.

He is the CEO and Co-founder of Work Time Reduction, a consulting and research organization that specializes in reduced-hour, outcomes-focused work models.

As the Director of Curium Solutions Canada, Joe also spearheads the delivery of Curium's award-winning operational excellence, change management and leadership development programs in Canada.

Joe is globally recognized as one of the leading experts and evangelists of the shorter workweek movement, having been active on this issue since hosting an international conference on 'The Future of Working Time' in 2018, as well as leading a research project on work time reduction as a visiting research scholar with Cornell University in 2021 and 2022.

He holds an MBS in Strategy and Innovation Management and a BBS (Honours) in Accounting from the Atlantic Technological University, as well as an Advanced Diploma in Employment Law from The Honorable Society of The King’s Inns.